Heating system



Feb. 10, 1942. s. s, PEDl-:RSEN

HEATING SYSTEM Filed oct. `r7, 1940 Patented Feb. 10, 1942 HEATINGSYSTEM Bernhard S. Pedersen, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor to WardHeater Co., Los Angeles, Calif.,

a corporation Application October 7, 1940, Serial No. 359,998

6 Claims.

My invention relates to heating systems, and more particularly to asystem in which' I make use of the hot gases and products of combustionwhich pass from a heating furnace, whether gas or other fuel, up througha pipe to the outside of the building.

It is an object of my invention yto provide certain improvements in sucha heating system wherein these hot gases and products of combustion willbe conveyed up through a pipe in the room in which the heat is to beutilized, with provision for supporting said pipe and protecting theiioor and ceiling from heat therefrom, and also with reflecting meansfor partially l surrounding said pipe and for reflecting the heat fromthe pipe out into the room, and also providing a screen or guard to keeppersons from coming in contact with the hot pipe in the room.

A great deal of heat is wasted in conveying these hot gases and productsof combustion from gas furnaces, fuel furnaces and other heatingfurnaces which can be conserved and economically and eifectively used,if the correct structure and arrangement is provided. It is the purposeof my invention to provide such proper equipment.

In order to further explain my invention, I have illustrated onepractical embodiment thereon on the accompanying sheet of drawings whichI will now describe. In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front view of a pipe, reflector and guard extended upthrough the oor from the furnace pipe or flue and up through theceiling;

Figure 2 is a side view of the same, showing a wall or partition;

Figures 3, 4 and 5, are three longitudinal sectional views, taken,respectively on the lines, 3 3, 4-4 and 5 5 of Fig. 1; y

Figures 6 and '7 are cross sectional views taken on the lines 6 6, and'I-'I, on Figs. 3 and 4, respectively.

Referring now in detail to Ithe drawing, 8 designates a licor and 9designates a ceiling, while I designates a wall or partition in the roomin which the heating pipe is to be located.

It will be understood that my invention can be applied to any kind offlue or pipe which carries off the hot gases and products of combustionfrom a furnace or heating plant, of any kind. In the drawing, such a.flue is designated II, and is carried up to the oor 8, and my heatingpipe, designated I2 is passed through' the floor and connected with suchflue in the .manner which I will now describe.

A floor ange is designated I3 and is shown in section in'Figs. 3 and 5,and is provided with a central opening through which my heating pipe I2passes,fas at I4. Said flange is also provided with an annular seat, ofV-shape in which a semi-circular reflector lI5 is'seated at its ends, asclearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 5, said reflector preferably beingmade in sections, I5 and I5 connected in telescopic relationship, aswill be understood .from Fig. 7, where the inner section is provided atits edges with grooves or slideways, designated I6, I6.

I also provide, in front of said heat pipe I2, to meet the oppositeedges of the reector I5, for a part of the height thereof, a screen orguard I'I, held in placev by registering yhinge-like elements with pinstherethrough, designa-ted I8. Any connecting means, ofl course can beused.

I also provide lat intervals,v spacers, as I9, I9, between the heat pipeI2 and the'reflector, of angle form in cross section, and of C-shape, aswill be understood from Figs. 4 and 7. These spacers serve 'to preventheat currents and air from passing upwardly further and to be reectedand directed outwardly into the room.

In order to properly insulate or protect the floor and ceiling from ytheheat of the pipe, I have provided therein corrugatedspacers, as 20, 20,also seen in Fig. 6. I also'provide a coupling element 2 I, Fig. 5,which ritsv down into Ithe center of the nue II, With'an annular bead22, and adapted to receive the lower end of said heat pipe I2, as shownclearly in said Fig. 5. An outer guard member, designated 23, is shownin the lower end'of Fig. 5, through the oor, with the spa-cer` 20,therein, serves to protect the oor, and the lower end of this guard isreduced in size to t down Iinto the flue II, in the manner indicated at24, and in order to properly seal the joint, I have provided a ller ofcement, or other suitablesealing material, designated 25.

It will be noted that at the ceiling, I have provided a similarconstructionfand arrangement, with the ange I3', similar to the .floorflange I3, with th'e spacer 20, in anI outer guard member 2B, and with acoupler or connecting member 21, to receive the upper end of the heatpipe I2, and also to receive the lower end of a ventpipe or flue 28,which might extend up through an attic or other upper structure, as thecase may be.

Cement or other composition ller, as 29, is provided at the upper endthe upper outer guard 26, as indicated at 29.

Thus I have provided a practical and economical heating pipe, properlysupported and protected from the floor, with' heat refiecting meansaround one side thereof for reecting the heat out into th'e room, andwith screen guard means in front to prevent accidental contact with thehot pipe.

It will be understood, of course, that the pipe, the re'ector, and thescreen guard, are al1 made of bright, or ornamental material or Iinishso as to be unobjectionable in the room and 'to give neat nish anddesign to the structure.

I am aware that changes in details can be made with'out departing fromthe spirit of my invention, and I do not, therefore, limit my inventionto the showing made for explanatory purposes, except as I may be limitedby the hereto appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a heating system, a heating pipe extended up through the floorinto a room and connected at its lower end with a flue from a heatingplant, whereby to convey hot-gases and products of combustion up throughsaid pipe as a source of heat therefor, a oor flange around said pipe atthe oor to space said pipe from the floor through which it passes,reflector means around one side of said pipe, lengthwise thereof andspaced therefrom for reflecting heat therefrom out into the room, andopen guard means around the opposite side of said pipe to preventaccidental contact with the hot pipe.

2. In a heating system, a heating pipe extended up through the oor intoa room and connected at its lower end with a flue from a heating plant,whereby to convey hot gases and products of combustion up through' saidpipe as a source of heat therefor, a floor flange around said pipe atthe iioor to space said pipe from the floor through which it passes,reflector means around one side of said pipe, lengthwise thereof, seatedat its lower end in said oor flange, spacing it from said heating pipe,with semi-circular spacer interposed between said heating pipe and saidreector means and adapted to stop upiiow of heat and air currentsbetween said heating pipe and said reector means and to deflect them outinto the room, and a semi-circular screen guard in front of said heatingpipe. seated at its lower end in said floor fiange and spaced from saidheating pipe `to prevent accidental contact therewith.

3. In a heating system of the character revferred to, in combinationwith a heating pipe to carry hot gases and products of combustion, upthrough a room, of floor and ceiling flanges through which said pipepasses, semi-circular guard means around and spaced from said heatingpipe at the floor and ceiling, semi-annular spacer means in said guardsaround said pipe, a composition filling between said guard means andsaid heating pipe, reflector means around one side of said heating pipein the room for reecting heat out into the room, and a screen guard infront of said pipe to prevent accidental contact with said heating pipe,and means for connecting the lower end of said heating pipe with a fiueconveying hot gases and products of combustion to pass upwardly throughsaid heating pipe.

4. In a heating system, in combination with a room, floor and ceiling,of a heating pipe extending from one to the other and therethrough,means for connecting the lower end thereof with a flue for hot gases andproducts of combustion to be conveyed upwardly through said heating pipefor heating the same, said connecting means including an outer tubularguard member around said pipe and spaced therefrom and connected with aiiue, spacer means between said guard member and said heating pipe, acomposition ller therein between said pipe and guard, an inner couplingmember in the lower end of said heating pipe and in the center of saidue, a oor fiange on the floor around said heating pipe, a reflectormember of C-shape around one side of said heating pipe to reflect heatout into the t room, said reflector being seated at its lower end insaid floor ange and spaced from said heating pipe, and a screen guardaround the front of said heating pipe and connected at its edges withthe edges of said reflector.

5. A heating system for a room, including a heating pipe to be extendedthrough the floor and through the ceiling, means at the floor forconnecting the lower end of said pipe with a flue for gases and hotproducts of combustion from a furnace, said means including an innercoupling member extended into the end of said pipe and down into saidue, an outer tubular guard member with spacer means between said pipeand said guard member, said guard member extending through the flooraround said pipe and spaced therefrom, a floor ilange around said pipeand over the upper end of said guard, the lower end of said guard memberbeing coupled into said flue, a sealing matter in said guard memberaround said pipe, a reector around said heating pipe in the roomforreecting heat out into the room, and a semi-circular guard memberaround the front of said pipe and connected at its edges with the edgesof said reflector to prevent accidental contact with said heating pipe.

6. In a heating system of the character referred to, in combination: aheating pipe extended up through a room from floor to ceiling, means forconnecting a source of hot gases and products of combustion therewith,as a heating medium therefor, semi-circular reflector means around oneside of said pipe in said room and spaced therefrom for reflecting heatoutwardly therefrom into the room, a semi-circular screen guard in frontof said pipeto prevent accidental Contact therewith, and means forspacing and sealing said heating pipe from the oor opening through whichit passes, including a floor flange around said pipe.

BERNHARD S. PEDERSEN.

